Data

Adult Psychiatric Hospital

Location
 
Shuwaikh
Client   Ministry of Public Works
Services  

Design Review and Construction Supervision

Cost  

KD 16.8 million

Data  

Adult Psychiatric hospital for short term care (serving 250 inpatients and 150 day patients) and extension to existing Psychiatric Hospitals

Status
 
Completed 2002
Associate   None
     

Project Info

Project Info

Partway through the construction of this project, with 15 months of contract time outstanding, the Ministry of Public Works in July 1997 appointed Gulf Consult to take responsibility for construction supervision.

Since then GC has been commissioned to design a link between the existing hospital and the new building, undertake a comprehensive of all aspects of the existing design - Architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as all medical equipment.

Additionally, Gulf Consult was commissioned to review contractual issues including assessing past and current claims and variation orders.

In addition, exterior gardens and sheltered interior gardens are provided to give patients and visitors a calm, healing environment.

All architectural and conceptual engineering design work was carried out by Langdon Wilson International of USA, while Gulf Consult has been responsible for all detailed engineering and landscape design, cost control and tender documentation.